Scientists have developed a groundbreaking genetic map. This resource identifies individuals at risk for high cholesterol and ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs ...

Scientists have long thought of DNA as an instruction manual written in the four- chemical bases—A, C, T, and G—that make up the genetic code. The prevailing belief was that by decoding these ...

The first sprayable insecticide made of RNA can target and kill ravenous Colorado potato beetles while sparing most ...

Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have uncovered the hidden code governing how genetic mutations affect RNA splicing and result in disease. The researchers were able to ...

For years, we thought that as men got older, the risk of genetic problems in their children rose only slightly. This new ...

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs to live. But as far as how ribosomes themselves were formed, tantalizingly ...

Standard laboratory tests can fail to detect many disease-causing DNA changes. Now, a novel 3D chromosome mapping method can ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

Low oxygen levels in the blood can alter the genetic makeup of key immune cells, weakening the body's ability to fight ...

PITTSBURGH - An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource to identify ...